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    Berdan cleaning...

    Hello to all.
    I am a enthusiast on shooting eith a Swiss K31 in 7,5x55 caliber but...I have a problem.
    How I can clean the primer pocket of Berdan brasses?
    I add a pic of the dirty removed with a screwdriver but I think that not is the right way...
    Thanks in advance.
    Nino
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    Wet tumbling with stainless steel pins is the best way, if you have that option.
    It will clean the inside and outside of your cases, including primer pockets..dale

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    Tumbling with wet stainless pin would probably work the best if that is available.

    Can you file a screwdriver to fit the primer pocket and cut a small notch in the tip to fit the anvil post. That would probably remove most of the debris. I have never loaded berdan primers but I would think you need to be careful of damaging the anvil.

    I had a K31 and played with it a good bit, they are generally very accurate rifles and very well made. I had a hard time matching the accuracy of the Swiss surplus ammo. Hope you enjoy that rifle.

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    I agree stainless tumbling will ln do the job.

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    security torx driver.
    i forget which size fits but the security type fit over the berdan anvil.

    easiest way to manually clean berdan pockets.
    otherwise as above, tumble it.

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    Ultrasuoni (costa meno della pulitrice ad aghi) o spazzolino metallico fatto con un pò di retina d'acciaio fine avvolta su un tondino fissato al trapano! Se ci entra puoi provare con lo spazzolino a fili d'acciaio della RCBS
    https://www.brownells.it/PRIMER-POCK...stol-749000769
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    http://www.montanaxtreme.com/product...ct=BoreSolvent
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    Hello to all and thanks for your replies.
    Unfortunately I have not a steel media tumbler or a ultrasonic cleaner. Also...the berdan anvil in the primer pocket is so easy to damage...so I am finding a soft way to do this job.
    For Airone46...in the above reply there is the cause becouse I would non use the sanding system or the steel brush...
    Thanks again to all.
    Ciao
    Nino

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    Look at some various fine wire cables and copper wire. use a small point scribe or ice pick to push in the center making a depression a couple twists with this should clean quickly

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    Are stainless steel pins and lemishine (citric acid) available to you? Some people just soak the brass in lemishine without tumbling with decent results, but placed in a sealed plastic container you can shake it up a bit, or leave it in your trunk, for better results.
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    When I reloaded a bunch of Berdan brass I could get PMC Berdan primers for a good price, still have a couple hundred. I just used a scribe and ran the point around the pocket and the burnt residue just flaked out with two or three rounds of the point.
    I was really surprised how well and how easy they cleaned up that way. I also bored a hole in the point of a LEE deburring tool that allowed the point of the tool to clear the anvil so I could remove any primer pocket crimps. A couple turns and the crimps were gone.
    I still have everything set up to reload my Bredan 7.62x51 brass.

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    I'll be another to suggest the RCBS brush. If thats not available a short piece of stranded electrical wire should work. Any electrician that you can encounter on the street would probably give you a few feet of scrap. I'm thinking that #10 or #8 would be about right.

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    Hello and thanks to all for the replies.
    Ciao
    Nino

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    If you can't clean "mechanically" (wet tumble, pocket cleaner, or pick) look at jsizemore's posted link. A soak/slosh in a liquid cleaner will probably get them clean enough and maybe a quick brushing with an acid brush (but I like the security torx driver idea, don't have one handy to check).
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